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119-hr-5855119th Congress

Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require NOAA to create and maintain a public database and webpage of every billion-dollar disaster in the United States. It would be updated at least twice a year and include each event's estimated cost, type, location, dates, and interactive graphs and maps showing disaster trends over time.

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  • Families and communities: Provides clear, local-facing cost and location data so people can better understand recent disaster impacts and recovery needs.
  • Emergency managers and policymakers: Supplies regularly updated, centralized data to inform planning, resource decisions, and policy discussions.
  • Researchers and insurers: Offers consistent records, mapping, and trend graphics for analysis, modeling, and risk assessment.
  • NOAA and partners: Directs NOAA to use available data, keep the archived dataset for research, and collaborate with federal and nonfederal partners as needed.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Public database of billion-dollar disasters

If enacted, NOAA would be required to create and maintain a public website listing each U.S. "billion-dollar" disaster. Each entry would show estimated cost, type, location, and date(s), plus charts and maps like the NCEI site used from 1980–2024 and available until May 9, 2025. The site would be updated at least twice a year as new data becomes available. NOAA would keep the 1980–2024 archive online and could add smaller events when appropriate. A "billion-dollar disaster" would mean a storm or severe weather event with $1 billion or more in combined direct and market costs, as determined by NCEI.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

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